UrbanDictionary.com defines Sequelitis as, “A medical condition propagated by a combination of commercial success and creative ineptitude.” This epidemic has plagued Hollywood for nearly a century, starting with The Fall of a Nation (1916), the forgotten follow-up to D.W. Griffith’s popular The Birth of a Nation (1915). This inspired sequels in every genre, from historical […]
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SEQUEL-TITLE-ITIS part 1: The epidemic of giving bad titles to good (and not-so-good) sequels.
August 28th, 2014 
Steven D'Arcangelo “National Ghostbusters Day” – Celebrating 30 Years of GHOSTBUSTERS Today
August 28th, 2014 Beyond the Marquee It’s official! August 28th is “National Ghostbusters Day” and the timing couldn’t be more perfect as fans around the world celebrate 30 years of Ghostbusters. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson lead the cast as the “Ghostbusters,” spirit-exterminators who fearlessly take on the other-worldly evil infiltrating Manhattan, whether it manifests itself as wicked […]
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Tags: #GB30, Bill Murray, contest, Dan Akroyd, Ecto, Ernie Hudson, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters Day, Harold Ramis, Ivan Reitman, National Ghostbusters Day, Sony 
No Comments »My Night With Robin Williams (a Personal Story from Beyond the Marquee’s own Jon Donahue)
August 25th, 2014 Beyond the Marquee Beyond the Marquee co-founder and web-series host Jon Donahue is no stranger to rubbing elbows with the Hollywood Elite. For over a decade Jon has been a working both in front of and behind the camera with some of tinsel-towns biggest names on such films including Angels and Demons, Saving Mr Banks, Spiderman 3, Star Trek, Cloud […]
Posted in ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, Beyond The Marquee, Jon Donahue, MAJOR MOTION PICS, MOVIES, ON-LOCATION Tags: Comedy, Hollywood, Jon Donahue, License to Wed, Robin Williams, UCB 1 Comment »FREE STUFF FRIDAY: Win a THE NOVEMBER MAN! Promotional Prize-Pack & a $25 Fandango Gift Card
August 22nd, 2014 Beyond the Marquee While we’re just a couple weeks from September, we’re already celebrating November, kind of! This week on FREE STUFF FRIDAY we’ve got a fun giveaway tied into Relativity Media‘s upcoming movie, THE NOVEMBER MAN. In this espionage thriller starring Pierce Brosnan coming to theaters next weekend, an extremely dangerous and highly trained ex-CIA agent, is […]
“IF I STAY” a Matter of Choice (Film Review)
August 21st, 2014 John Delia Directly targeted at teens and softhearted female romantics, for them the film If I Stay hits the sweet spot. The screenplay taken from a young adult novel by Gayle Forman gets a sugar coating, works some magic and provides a vision most likely to be enamored by teen girls that are significantly worldly and have […]
Posted in ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, John Delia, MAJOR MOTION PICS, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS Tags: Drama, PG-13, Romance, Teens No Comments »WB Studios Now Has Ben Affleck’s “BATMAN Vs. SUPERMAN” Costume On-Display & The Bat-Signal Heralds the Batman Exhibit Extension
August 20th, 2014 Steve Czarnecki If you’re visiting Southern California in the near future or happen to live in the Burbank area, just after sundown glance over at Warner Bros. Studios and you may catch a sight of the Bat-Signal. Shining brightly, the infamous signal is visible from dusk till dawn nightly on the side of historic Sound Stage 16 (tallest […]
TRAILER TUESDAY: Rudderless, The Babadook, Mortdecai, Men Women & Children and MORE!
August 19th, 2014 Beyond the Marquee Instead of bouncing around the net trying to find the latest trailers for the hottest films, just drop by Beyond the Marquee on TRAILER TUESDAYS and we’ll load you up with what you need. Whether it’s the latest Hollywood blockbuster movie or mind-provoking independent film, we always have a fun mix of the best of […]
